Wednesday... Life has its storms, doesn't it?

Wednesday... Life has its storms, doesn't it? But they can be handled, can't they?

Do you really believe that?

Mark 4:35 - 38 (MSG) says, "Late that day, he said to them, 'Let's go across to the other side." This was Jesus talking and He was talking to His disciples who many of them had been fishermen and they all got in a boat to go to the other side. It looked like a good day to go to the other side so they got in the boat.

Now we start each day with a lot of possibilities. One would be to stay home, not get out, not head out to the unknown of life. It is scary out there for some. There is so much that can happen out there.

The story goes on (NLT), "So they took Jesus in the boat and started out." And that is always a good thing to do. You need to take Him with you in your day. Then a problem came up. Remember, He was in the boat. (MS), "A huge storm came along." Something like what we have been going through. "Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it. And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow sleeping." But that still isn't enough for us. We look at the storm and are afraid even when Jesus is with us.

"They roused him, saying, "Teacher, is it nothing to you that we're going down." Jesus is in the boat. And they know what power He has. But fear took over and they became so unreasonable. And that is so true of us, isn't it? We say, God doesn't care. Look at what is happening to me. I can't believe He is letting this happen to me.

"Awake now, he told the wind to pipe down and said to the sea, 'Quiet! Settle down!' The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth as glass." And then Jesus turned away from the problem and looked at His disciples and reprimanded them like when He does when we have blown up in the midst of our storm and He said, "Why are you such cowards? Don't you have any faith at all." The NLT says, "Why are you still afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

And that is such a good question to ask us in the storms that we are going through, isn't it? Listen, fear overpowers faith but faith overpowers fear. So which is going to be in control in your life today. Let's put faith Jesus be in control

Then the disciples said, verse 41, "Even the wind and waves obey him!" I'm putting my faith in that fact! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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